Instagram the app that was born for the publication of photos and videos, has been incorporating new functions such as the possibility of chatting from within the application. This has made the growth of the app as users has multiplied exponentially. Such is the growth point that today in one way Instagram is used for much more than to publish photos and videos, since many use it as an instant messaging app.
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The Instagram app allows you to chat with other users through the social network through the Direct Messages section . This section is somewhat hidden and it seems as if Instagram does not give it the importance it really deserves since it is located in the upper right corner of the home screen / wall. Well, the social network has realized that this section of Direct Messages is reaching great relevance and that is why it has launched a new app called Direct from Instagram ..
This application is already available in Google Play for Android and in the App Store of some countries such as Chile, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Uruguay. This new app basically what it does is to separate the Directs section from the Instagram app. In this way, instead of using the option integrated in the Instagram app, what we will do is use a separate app which offers more functions to the original direct messages.
This app is totally official and if you have it installed next to the Instagram app, when you try access the Direct Messages section of the Instagram app , instead of accessing the section what you will do is open the new Directs from Instagram application. Also with this app you will now have more options than when you use Directs from the Instagram app, for example now you can send messages with colored backgrounds..
Having said this, we want to show you step by step how to install and use the Direct from Instagram app on your iOS or Android device :
Official Direct from Instagram app to use direct messages independently.
The first of all will be to install the app. Any Android user can install the app from the official Google Play store or by using the APK file. Both options can be found at the following links:
Direct from Instagram on Google Play
Direct from Instagram on APK
In the case of owning an iOS device like iPhone, the options are more limited since at the moment they are only available in the App Store in certain countries such as Chile, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Uruguay. This means that you can only download the app and install it if you have an account in the app Store of these countries.
Direct from Instagram in the App Stores.
Once the app is installed on our device you just have to open it, which will show the camera of the mobile device on the screen. Here we will have all the camera functions that the Instagram app offers, that is, we will be able to Write a message with wallpaper, take a normal photo, perform a Boomerang, Perform a superzoom, perform a rewind or take a photo with hands-free. The possibility of using selfie filters on your photos taken with the Direct from Instagram app is also available..
Once the snapshot is taken, you can also edit the image or video in the same way as you do in the Instagram app, adding text, emoticons, stikers or even drawing on it. When everything is according to your taste, you can
Once we have taken an image, the Send to button will be shown to us. After clicking on the one on the right side of the screen, the list of Chats will appear in which you can select the user to whom you want to send said image. Once selected click on send and the image will be sent.
Obviously within the chats you can also write, send and receive text messages and even like me in any of the messages received just as you would from the Directs section of the Instagram app.
On the other hand, if we move the screen of the Direct from Instagram app from right to left, we will access a menu in which we will have the possibility of directly accessing various sections of the Instagram app such as: Your profile, the Explore section or the Start wall . In addition, the app also has an option to exchange between different accounts so you can access direct message chats without having to access the main Instagram app.
